Refrigerator



REFRIGERATOR Filed Aug. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 2] nw'n ton ulter- G. Seeger- Gustave R. 5225 Br Qu et at,

Sept. 18, 1928. 1,684,716

W. G. SEEGER ETAL REFRIGERATOR Filed Aug. 17, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Qnwntom. 24 bdnlTer- G. Seeger- T3. 5 Busfnve R.SEe 5er aflioznu Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.v

WALTER G. SEEGEB AND GU B IAVE R. BERGER, 01 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOBS 'IO SEEGEB REFRIGERATOR COMPANY, A CORPORATION OI MINNESOTA.

REFRIGERATOR.

Application filed August 17, 1925. Serial 1T0. 50,892.

Our invention relates to refrigerators wherein it is desired to provide a refrigerator adapted for use particularly with an automatic refrigerating unit which supplies the .refri geration for the refrigerator.

A feature of the invention resides in a removable open basket adapted to extend below the refrigerating unit. and a removable pan positioned within the basket in a manner so as to provide a storage receptacle for ice cubes which can be made in the refrigerating unit, or to provide a storage receptacle for other articles within the pan. When the pan is removed the basket is adapted to provide a storage receptacle for vegetables or other articles directly below the refrigerating unit, so as to keep them real cold and in close proximity to the refrigerating unit, yet permitting the air to pass over the same and through the basket as it is influenced by the refrigerating unit.

It is also a feature of our invention to provide a removable batile wall between the ice unit and the storage compartment of the refrigerator. either of a louvered siphon formation or a solid wall tvpe. having a top opening to permit air to pass from the storage chamber over to the refrigerating unit at the top of the batlle wall.

Our invention further includes a refrigerator wherein the ordinary drain from the ice chamber is omitted and the pan means no.- sitioned in the basket below the unit is the only necessary means of collecting any condensed humidity when the refrigerating unit is defrigerated. The condensation is small from the defrin'eration of the unit and the pan is thus amplv sufficient to take care of the moisture draining off of the unit.

' We include in our invention a particular formation and means for removahlv holding the bafile wall or partition separating the re frigerating unit compartment from the other compartments of the refrigerator. The feature in removing the partition permits free and easv access to the entire refrigerator lining and compartments so that they can be readily" cleansed when it is desired, to keep the refrigerator thoroughly cleaned. It is ouite important to keep a refrigerator very clean to prevent the provisions stored within the same from taking the odor of other provisions which may be stored therein, and

from time to time the refri orator must be thoroughly cleaned. With t is in mind our refrigerator is adapted to rovide a lining of a single piece and formation so that it can be readily cleaned without. any obstruction and g1v1ng free access to the refrigerating compartment when the partition is removed.

These features together with other details of construction and objects of our invention, Wlll be more fully set forth in the specification and claims.

In-the drawings forming part of this specification; 1

Figure 1 is a front sectional elevation illustrating our refrigerator.

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the basket adapted to be placed below the Figure 7 illustrates a siphon louvered type of partition or baflle wall.

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 illustrates one means of connection for holding the partition removable in the lining of the refrigerator.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of our one piece integral lining.

In the drawings our refrigerator A is formed with the ordinary casing B which is adapted to insulate the provision compartment C from the outer atmosphere when the refrigerator is closed. The sectional view in Figure 1 illustrates the front section through the refrigerator A.

In our refrigerator A the icing unit D is of any suitable design or construction which is held bv the bolts 10 within the refrigerator lining 11. Our refrigerator lining 11 is formed from a single integral piece of material with atop wall 12, sides 13, a bottom wall 14 and a back wall 15. The front side of the lining 11 is open so that the door of the refrigerator is adapted to close the same. Ob-

viousl one or more doors can be used which are al of ordinary well known construction and are not shown in the drawings.

The icing unit D is separated into a compartment b itself by the partition E which may be of t e solid type with the opening 16 at the top of the same, or of a siphon louvered construction as illustrated by the louvers 17 in Figures 7 and 8. The partition E is held by the connectin member 18 removable by the engagement 0% the member 18 throu h the openings 19 in the top of the partition and ma manner so that the partition E can be removed when it is desired. The partition E permits the air to circulate and be caused to circulate from the u per part 20 of the provision compartment (5 through the opening 16 and over the refrigerating unit D, as indicated b the arrows in Figure 1 of the drawings. his causes a practical circulation within the provision compartment C providing the most effective means for the refrigerator A. In the louvered type of wall E the air from the provision chamber C at the portion 20 is adapted to go up on one side and down on the other side through the louvers, as illustrated by the arrows in Figure 8, which provides the necessary influence to the air currents within the refrigerator A to give the most effective refrigeration to the entire compartment C. Naturally the coldest air is directly below the unit D.

We provide an open wire basket 22 which is supported in a suitable manner within the lining 11 and fairly near the lower portion of the unit D. The basket 22 is formed with upwardl projecting side walls 23 about the same an with an open front portion 24 which is adapted to receive the pan 25 so as to hold the pan 25 removable from the front of the basket 22. The pan 25 is positioned in the basket directly below the unit D and is provided with upwardly projecting side walls 26 which ro]ect on either side of the lower portion of the refrigerating unit in a manner so that the moisture from the unit will be entirely collected within the pan 25 when the unit is defrigerated. Ordinarily in the operation of the unit D there is no con- 4 densation below the same while the unit is in operation; it is only at the time when the unit is defrigerated that the pan 25 is necessary for the collection of moisture from the coils and parts of the unit D.

The pan 25 provides a receptacle for holding articles, such as ice cubes 28, which are made in the compartments 29 of the drawer 30 of the refrigerating unit D. This construction provides a storage for the ice cubes 28 which is very practical in household use so that the drawer 30 can be used for other freezing or for freezing more cubes and ermitting a storage of cubes to be contained within the pan 25. In a refrigerator of this nature it is quite desirable to keep frozen refrigerating unit. a moisture pan articles or other articles real cold directly below the unit D. Our invention includes means for accomplishing this result. When the pan 25 is removed from the basket 22, the basket 22 provides a shelf which is po itioned near the unit D so that articles can e placed on the same and kc t very cold with the cold air constantly flowing over the same from the unit D in the operation of the refri erator A.

The basket may be removed by disengaging it from the holding means when it is desired.

In this manner we provide a refrigerator A of a very desirable nature having the one integral piece lining 11 without an outside openings for drain from the refrigerating compartment or from the unit D, and thus reventin any outer atmosphere from entermg the refrigerator A to provide a more efiicient refrigeration and preventing condensation from the warm air of the outer atmosphere entering the refrigeratpr when it is closed. The removable partition wall provides means to ermit the thorough cleansing of the lining of the refri erator, which ordinarily is of white ename and is adapted to be thoroughly and effectively cleaned in a ver easy manner. These features together wit the feature of the storage pan, which also provides the means for collectin the moisture from the refrigerating unit D when defrigerated, or provides a storage tray for articles to be kept very cold, and the open basket supported directly below the unit D, are very essential and important features in our invention. These features we have found to be of primary importance and practical in use.

In accordance with the patent statutes we have described the principles of operation of our invention and while we have illustrated a particular formation in the drawings, we desire to have it understood that these are only illustrative and that our invention can be carried out by other means and a plied to uses other than those above set fort within the scope of the following claims:

We claim:

1. A refrigerator comprising, an automatic ositioned below said unit and means for holding said pan comprising a basket shelf directly below said unit.

2. A refrigerator including, an automatic refrigerating unit. a removable partition posi tioned adjacent the said unit, a one iece lining adapted to contain said unit and a partition with its entire inner'surface enameled to permit free cleaning of the same, said partition being suspended from the top of said lining.

3. A refrigerator including. an automatic refrigerating unit, a wire basket having an open formation positioned below said unit in a manner to permit the cold air from the unit to pass through the basket and means for removably supporting said basket.

4. A refrigerator including, an automatic refrigerating unit, a removable partition adapted to space the unit in a separate compartment in the refrigerator in a manner to cause air to pass over the top and down from the bottom of the unit, an open wire basket supported below said unit and a moisture recelving pan carried by said basket.

51A refrigerator including, an automatic refrigerating unit, a lining for said refrigerator, a partition suspended from the top of said lining and having apertures therein and right angular hooks seated in the top of said lining cooperating with said apertures.

6. A refrigerator-includi an automatic refrigeratin unit, a Wire sielf having an open formation positioned below said unit in a manner to permit cold air from the unit to pass therethrough and a moisture pan removably positioned in close proximity to said unit by said shelf.

7. A refrigerator comprising, an automatic refrigerating unitand a basket-like shelf extending near said unit and across the bottom of the same in a manner to permit cold air from the unit to pass through said shelf.

8. A refrigerator including, an automatic refrigerating unit adapted to supply refrigeration to the refrigerator, an open shelf below said unit, and a removable pan positioned in close proximity to said unit by said shelf.

9. A refrigerator including, an automatic refrigerating unit, an open shelf positioned below said unit in a manner to permit cold air from the unit to pass therethrough, and a receptacle moisture pan removably supported by said shelf closely to said unit.

10. A refrigerator having a refrigerating compartment, a refrigerating unit suspended from the ceiling of said compartment with the bottom of said unit remote from the bottom of said compartment, a removable moisture rece tacle and unitary means open at the front sli ably supporting said receptacle beneath said unit and permitting the front removal of said receptacle. 7

WALTER G. SEEGER. GUSTAVE R. SEEGER. 

